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Loading... A Dictionary of Plant Lore (edition 1995)by Roy Vickery
Work InformationA Dictionary of Plant-Lore (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Roy Vickery
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Why do the Welsh wear a daffodil on St. David's Day and the Irish a shamrock for St. Patrick? Why do we send flowers to weddings and funerals or kiss under the mistletoe? From elderflower tea (`a universal panacea') to lesser yellow trefoil (the true shamrock), from corn dollies and crop circles to plants which forecast the weather (pennywort and scarlet pimpernel), this dictionary is a vivid and colorful account of British and Irish plant-lore. * Superstitions and herbal remedies, to folk song and children's games * Folk-names in use today never previously recorded No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.24203Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature Tales and lore of plants and animalsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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